Category: Wrigley Corners

Cambridge Christmas Bird Count 2019 Please use the following google form to submit your observations for the 2019 count: https://forms.gle/SZpzadARp4xto3526 Please use this form to submit your effort (hours/distance/weather/etc…) for the 2019 count: https://forms.gle/nN4nrfT1iGiBcRE38 Rare birds can be reported using the following cbc_rare_bird_form. Please download, complete and then email along with any photo’s to the […]

SNC 1D/1P – Biology The Sustainability of Ecosystems – Ecosystems and Human Activity Students work in groups to describe abiotic and biotic components of an aquatic environment. Abiotic factors measured include dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature, pH, etc. Students use various resources to identify and classify organisms. By the end of the activity the students […]

SES 4U, SVN 3M, SVN 3E – Earth Science In collaboration with the University of Waterloo, and the Earth Sciences Museum our Outdoor Education activity for Earth Science Students focuses on groundwater resources. The program is now a full day. The morning is spent conducting a field study at one of our sites learning how […]

SES 4U – Earth and Space Science Internal and Surfical Earth Processes, or Earth History The aim of this program is to introduce students to the geology and geomorphology of Southern Ontario. Students use a GPS (Global Positioning System) device and some basic mapping skills to find their way to activity stations in the forest […]

SBI 4U – Biology: Mathematical description of how to estimate a population Students participate in a bird banding demonstration, a method used to track changes in bird populations around the world. They are also introduced to relevant legislation around the protection of wildlife and discuss both local and global population declines of birds. We then […]

SBI 4U – Biology Mathematic description of diversity Similar to the grade 9 aquatic ecology. Students collect living things from Golden Pond and quantify abundance. Students are introduced to the concept of biodiversity indices and use the proportional abundance of species to rank how diverse the pond is. We use the Simpsons or Shannon-Wienner Indexes. […]

SCH 3U – Chemistry Colorimetric analysis of water quality In this half-day activity, students visit the Grand River, an Artesian well, and Bannister lake where we discuss local case studies of water contamination (Uniroyal in Elmira, Artificial sweeteners in the Grand River, and nutrient pollution in lake Erie). Back at Wrigley’s an unknown sample is […]

SBI 3U/C – Biology Exploration of microscopic flora and fauna. Students will use plankton nets to collect samples of micro-invertebrates from Golden Pond. The samples are brought back to Wrigley corners for examination under microscopes. The students will describe the organisms and create a dichotomous key. Organisms typically caught include cladocera, copepods, amphipodes, stentor, vorticella, […]

SVN 3M/3E – Environmental Science Sustainable Forest Management/Tree Identification: Students work in groups to compare the structure and function of two forest types (Uneven aged deciduous and even aged coniferous). Students complete a variable plot survey assessing the commercial and ecological values of each forest while learning to use common forestry tools (Biltmore sticks, wedge […]